A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 7700 Title: Preparation, Enforcement, and Comparison of Internationalized Strings Representing Nicknames Author: P. Saint-Andre Status: Standards Track Stream: IETF Date: December 2015 Mailbox: peter@andyet.com Pages: 11 Characters: 22898 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-precis-nickname-19.txt URL: https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc7700 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17487/RFC7700 This document describes methods for handling Unicode strings representing memorable, human-friendly names (called "nicknames", "display names", or "petnames") for people, devices, accounts, websites, and other entities. This document is a product of the Preparation and Comparison of Internationalized Strings Working Group of the IETF. This is now a Proposed Standard. STANDARDS TRACK: This document specifies an Internet Standards Track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the Official Internet Protocol Standards (https://www.rfc-editor.org/standards) for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce https://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/search For downloading RFCs, see https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc.html Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC